Ernest Thomson Seton (10 results)

Hardcover. Hardcover. Good - very good darker spine, soiling.

Includes illustrations. Contents include: Oliver Cromwell, by Roosevelt; Tommy and Grizel, by J.M. Barrie; A Life for a Life by Howard Pyle; The Mercy of Death, by William Allen White; With the Boer Army by Thomas F. Millard; The Touchstone, by Edith Wharton; The Kangaroo Rat by Ernest Seton Thompson and much more. Many illustrations, some photographic and some engraved. In green cloth binder. Bound without ads or covers (or a table of contents). One page torn. Many pages have dampstains at the top or around the edges. Very good in very good dust jacket. Howard Pyle (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. Dedicated "to the preservation of our wild creatures,'' this book contains "a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and, in elucidation the same, over 200 drawings" by the author, in pen and ink, appearing as small sketches to a majority of pages, + 31 full-page drawings throughout text. A renowned conservationist, wildlife artist, & author, who would become one of the founding members of the Boy Scouts of America, this work was published while he was still using the hyphenated version of his name & serving as a naturalist to the government of Manitoba. In 360 deckled-edge pages, it contains stories about animals who live in constant fear of being hunted, all based on true accounts of animals he had known. A true FIRST EDITION, First Printing (impression) from 1901, this hardcover small octavo has rich green-brown cloth-covered boards stamped with a green decoration of wildlife amidst trees to front, with gilt border stamped around edges & gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: exceptionally clean & bright, with some external fading & scattered spotting to lower edge of front board. Interior pages are creamy white with mild, even tanning, but completely unmarked save for an old grease pencil number & offsetting to front endpapers. Binding straight & strong, hinges secure Scarce in such nice condition! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm Pacific time; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. …

Couverture rigide. Condition: Moyen. La couverture défraîchie tend à se détacher, ex libris et inscriptions en premières pages, contenu et dessins bon état.

319 Seiten Ecken/Kanten bestossen, Einband berieben, vergilbt und fleckig, Buchschnitt mit Lagerspuren und Stockflecken, Seiten gebräunt, schiefgelesen, geknickte Ecken, eher mittel bis gut; ISBN 3800022966 Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre Sprache: Deutsch gebundene Ausgabe, Hardcover/Pappeinband.

Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. Kein Schutzumschlag, Altdeutsche Schrift.

Kosmos Gesellschaft der Naturfreunde, Stuttgart, 1923. 240 Seiten mit 12 Vollbildern und Zahlreichen Abbildungen im Text, Leinen (randgebräunt)--- - gut erhalten - 454 Gramm.

prima traduzione italiana. Legatura editoriale in piena tela, titoli impressi in oro al piatto e al dorso, piccola illustrazione in bianco al piatto anteriore, all'interno 100 illustrazioni in b/n nel testo, 8 tavole in b/n fuori testo, in buono stato. in 8° pp. (VII), 207 + 8 tavv.

Vecchia dedica coeva a inizio volume XXI + 207 + (3) con tavv. f.t. e ill. n.t. p. in-8.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by author, 8 x 6", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec limp leather; teg, 93pp, extremities bumped and worn, contents edge-toned else a nice copy in an almost destroyed but original box (with title along one edge). FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION ("October 12, 1899"), ".printed on Imperial Japan vellum paper." LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #63). …